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Migrating hundreds and hundreds of miles is hard work for the common noctule bat. But this European species makes its marathon journey a little bit easier by paying attention to the weather. (Image credit: Kamran Safi)

Those who died after a man drove a pickup through the French Quarter highlighted the diverse mix of people who are drawn to the city.

Bomb-making materials were found at a short-term rental house, and the authorities said they had recovered a transmitter intended to set off explosives on the city’s famous Bourbon Street.

Speaker Mike Johnson narrowly avoided a painful and prolonged fight to keep his post, but his messy victory showed how difficult his job will be in the new all-Republican Congress.

There was a first-day-of-school energy on Capitol Hill as members of Congress took their oaths and Speaker Mike Johnson fought for his job.

Since former President Jimmy Carter’s death on Dec. 29, commentators have focused on two supposedly defining features of his presidential tenure: his successes in promoting peace and human rights internationally, and his failures in leading the American people through the

More than 6,000 prisoners have been released in Myanmar as part of an amnesty to mark the 77th anniversary of the country’s independence from Britain.

Road to the White House: What impact could Long Island’s representatives have on Congress?  News 12 Long Island

Walter White’s House From Breaking Bad Listed for Sale for $4 Million as Homeowners Say ‘We’re Done’  PEOPLE

White House announces new aid packages for Ukraine  Ukrinform